These have been identified as Cupid, Minerva, Prudence, Abundance, Saturn, and two figures of Pheme, all indicated by their traditional attributes, all bestowing their bounties on the Queen . ( Cupid has his arrow; Prudence carries a snake entwined around her arm to indicate serpent-like wisdom; Abundance also appears with her cornucopia, also a reference to the fruits of Marie's regency.
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In language, "'dysphemism "'( from the Greek dys ??? " mis-" and pheme ???? " reputation " ), malphemism ( in Latin malus " bad " ), and cacophemism ( in Greek kakos ????? " bad " ) refer to the usage of an intentionally harsh word or expression instead of a polite one " without any intent to disparage " ( as opposed to a pejorative ); they are rough opposites of euphemism.
